The countdown to Christmas is now well and truly upon us and journalists across the land will be looking ahead to the festive period and thinking as to how they will fill the pages of their publications quickly and easily so they can go and enjoy the season of goodwill. A...
The opening up of the field of legal advice by the Legal Services Act last year left many in the profession wondering how the playing field was likely to change once other types of organisations began offering legal advice as part of their platform. One of the first to take...
It may not come as a surprise to many to learn that a recent survey has found that lawyers are workaholics. Research by the legal recruiter Robert Walters, which was released at the end of last month, indicated that lawyers are clocking up an average of 45.9 hours a week...
The latest attempt by the ICAEW to have greater global presence and break into other markets through its support of Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW) highlights the difficulties professional bodies and accountancy firms, or any professional service provider, have in exporting their brand overseas. While doing business in other markets has its challenges, building a...
Membership of the legal profession is often viewed as a very privileged position to be in, both by those who are currently in it, as well as those on the outside. This is because it is a great place to work – full of brilliant minds, exciting opportunities and the...
With Deaf Awareness Week taking place this week, the spotlight is being shone on those consumers who are Deaf and how legal advice can best be provided to them. In this context, research by the Royal Association for Deaf People’s (RAD) Deaf Law Centre (DLC) has revealed statistics that show...
There have been numerous instances in recent times of employees taking to public forums and expressing less-than-glowing opinions about their former employers - and even in some cases going so far as to write a book about them. Views on working conditions are - let’s face it - fairly common...
If there is one lesson to be learned from the Hilary Mantel kerfuffle that surfaced this week it's that anyone with a public audience, whether that be a renowned author, politician or lawyer, needs to be aware that what they say could be taken out of context. Please don't take that...
The legal profession is often wary of the word ‘campaign’. Historically it was perceived as the preserve of those at the (often politically motivated) margins of the profession. Yet currently, we routinely advise our law firm clients on how to structure and deliver campaigns across a wide spectrum of issues. Not surprisingly...
